Richard Schickel Movies

A profile of writer-director Billy Wilder

Documentary about the efforts to reconstruct Sam Fuller's The Big Red One closer to the film Fuller had originally envisioned.

Widely thought of as “a woman’s director,” legendary film director George Cukor is profiled with the use of film clips and...

Short documentary on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's Mr. & Mrs. Smith.

Hosted by Clint Eastwood, Hollywood Remembers: Gary Cooper -- American Life, American Legend is a biographical portrait of the life and times of...

Censorship issues with the film "A Streetcar Named Desire."

explores the production of the film with interviews with those involved. The historical significance is similarly discussed. Includes interviews with...

Interviews and film clips re-create the glorious history of the American western.

Behind the scenes of the 1992 film Unforgiven.

Documentary short focusing on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 1953 film I Confess.

Overview of director King Vidor's filmography.

Clint Eastwood tells us how he yearned to be a director from the time he was on "Rawhide" to finally obtaining the approval of his mentor, Don...

For 35 years Clint Eastwood has called Warner Bros. home. In The Eastwood Factor, film historian Richard Schickel ventures beyond Eastwood’s...

Feature-lenght documentary, divided in three episodes (Storm rising, Storm chaser and Eye of the storm), describing the making of Ryan's Daughter as...

A documentary on Alfred Hitchcock's 1941 film, "Suspicion".

This 2009 documentary features directors Bob Rafelson, Peter Bogdanovich, and Henry Jaglom, actor-director Jack Nicholson, and actresses Karen Black...

Short featurette showcasing Clint Eastwood, film historian and critic Richard Schickel and producer Robert Daley, who speak about Eastwood’s...

An original documentary featuring an exclusive interview with Ron Howard, who recounts his remarkable career from child star to Oscar-winning...

A retrospective look at Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train.

This documentary on the life and work of Academy award-winning director Elia Kazan highlights his colorful life on Broadway and in film, which is...